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Watching his 13-year-old son play a video game, John Pagano felt a call of duty. "I'm laying on the couch one night and my son's playing Madden online against somebody," recalled Pagano, defensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers. "I said, 'You've got tendencies right now. You keep running the same thing over and over. He's going to figure it out.'" The coaching couch was typical of Pagano, whose work is never done. Heading into Week 4 of the NFL season, he's trying to push the right buttons on a Chargers defense that has played well so far but now has to cope with the loss of starting linebackers Melvin Ingram (hip), a key...

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Watching his 13-year-old son play a video game, John Pagano felt a call of duty.
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The deal to bring Freeney to the Chargers came four days after outside linebacker Melvin Ingram tore the...